~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME

REFLECTIONS FOR THE DAY

I'm learning -- all too slowly, at times -- that when I give up the losing battle of trying to run my life in my own way, I gain abiding peace and deep serenity.  For many of us, that learning process is a painfully slow one.  Eventually, however, we understand that there are only two wills in the world, my will and God's.  Whatever is within my direct control is my will; whatever is beyond my direct control is His will.  So I try to accept that which is beyond my control as God's will for me.  AM I BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT BY SURRENDERING MY WILL TO THE DIVINE WILL, I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME LIVING WITHOUT TURMOIL AND WITHOUT ANXIETY?

TODAY I PRAY

May I hope that my will can be congruent with the all-encompassing will of God.  I pray that I will know immediately if my will is in a useless tug-of-war with His Divine Will.  May I trust God now to guide my will according to his Master Plan --  and to make His purpose mine.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER

Achievement comes when my will is in harmony with God's.